By Kelly Bridgewater
When former Navy Seal
and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue
mission to save his brother Colt, who has been kidnapped by terrorists in
Nigeria, he is shocked to find among the hostages a woman he knows and could
never forget.
Noemi Sutton was
attempting to return a young girl to her family in Boko Haran territory when
she and the girl found themselves taken hostage, along with several others.
And while Ranger
Kingston may be able to get the hostages away from their captors, he'll need
Noemi's help if he ever hopes to get out of Nigeria alive.
Her solution? Pose as
husband and wife. But when her uncle discovers the union, he insists on a
traditional Nigerian wedding--binding Noemi to a man destined to break her
heart. Worse, she's discovered the real reason she was kidnapped, and anyone
around her is bound to be caught in the crossfire. Including her so-called new
husband.
She will need to
figure out a way to leave the man she loves if she wants to save his life.
USA Today bestselling
author Susan May Warren throws you into the thick of the action in this
high-stakes, globe-trotting romance.
My
Thoughts:
Sunburst features the Kingston family on the Sky King Ranch
in Alaska. In Sunrise, readers were introduced to Dodge and his story, but now
in Sunburst, we are told a little more about Ranger’s past and even have
a glimpse into Colt’s story. Sixty percent of the story takes place in Africa,
then returns to the Sky King Ranch to finish the plot. As a personal
preference, I just finished Willow by Ronie Kendig, so I have a disdain
in my mouth for the stories that take place in Africa. Personally, a number of
our church members have been on mission trips to Africa. Even as far as a
family spending an entire year living there. Not me. I have no desire to visit
or serve in Africa. Unless God tells me otherwise, I do not plan to visit
Africa. Anyways, as for the plot, it does feature some interesting aspects of
the Nigerian culture, like a wedding and the family dynamics. These were
interesting to view because they are definitely different than the American
culture. The romance is over the top between Ranger and Noemi. They both have
feelings for each other, but they want to deny it because they believe the
other person does not like them. They do not want to be hurt again. As for the
plot, plenty of moments were Ranger and Noemi are running through the woods,
jumping into creeks, flying through the water on a speedboat, picked up in a
helicopter, and flown halfway across the world. One of my favorite aspects of
the story was the cliffhanger at the end of the novel. Cannot wait to dive into
Sundown and see how Warren ties this series together.
I received a
complimentary copy of Sunburst by Susan May Warren from Revell Publishing,
but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Purchase Sunburst
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